by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

There was a devout nun in the XVth century who decided to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem; and she belonged to an order that wore bags over their heads. And the mother superior told the nun that if she

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

In 1978, I spent some time in California in the fall, looking for a quiet place to live. I finally found what seemed to be the perfect apartment. But the night after I moved in I heard a tremendous po

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

In 1974, I went to Mexico to visit my brother who was working as an anthropologist with Tsutsil Indians, the last surviving Mayan tribe. And the Tsutsil speak a lovely birdlike language and are quite

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

It was the night flight from Houston. Almost perfect visibility. You could see the lights from all the little Texas towns far below. And I was sitting next to a fifty-two year old woman who had never

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

In 1984, as part of the press for the tour I was doing in Japan, I was asked to go to Bali and speak about the future with the prince of Ouboud. Now the idea was that I would represent the Western wo

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't they know it's the end of the world? 'Cause you don't love me anymore Why do the birds go on singing? Why do the stars glow abov

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

Now the book is called Stories from the Nerve Bible and what I mean by the Nerve Bible is the body. And parts of the body appear and disappear throughout the book, adding up to a kind of self-portrait

by Laurie Anderson on album Home of the Brave (Live)

What Fassbinder film is it? The one-armed Man walks into a flower shop and says: What flower expresses Days go by And they just keep going by endlessly Pulling you Into the future. Days go by Endless

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

I was living out in West Hollywood when a Hollywood strangler was strangling women. Every night there was a panel discussion on TV about the strangler, speculations about his habits, his motives, his

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

There was a devout nun in the XVth century who decided to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem; and she belonged to an order that wore bags over their heads. And the mother superior told the nun that if she

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

In 1978, I spent some time in California in the fall, looking for a quiet place to live. I finally found what seemed to be the perfect apartment. But the night after I moved in I heard a tremendous po

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

Around 1978, I met the comedian, Andy Kaufmann. And he was performing this avant-garde Elvis act in a club in Queens. The performance started with Andy playing the bongos, and for some unknown reason,

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

In 1974, I went to Mexico to visit my brother who was working as an anthropologist with Tsutsil Indians, the last surviving Mayan tribe. And the Tsutsil speak a lovely birdlike language and are quite

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

It was the night flight from Houston. Almost perfect visibility. You could see the lights from all the little Texas towns far below. And I was sitting next to a fifty-two year old woman who had never

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

In 1984, as part of the press for the tour I was doing in Japan, I was asked to go to Bali and speak about the future with the prince of Ouboud. Now the idea was that I would represent the Western wo

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't they know it's the end of the world? 'Cause you don't love me anymore Why do the birds go on singing? Why do the stars glow above

by Laurie Anderson on album The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories

Now the book is called Stories from the Nerve Bible and what I mean by the Nerve Bible is the body. And parts of the body appear and disappear throughout the book, adding up to a kind of self-portrait

by The Winterless North on album Belly of the Beast

see so many shapes coming toward me out of the smoke & the mist sleeping in the bed you made for me but I can't seem to get any rest I'm so full of this radio silence do you have a minute for a frien

by The Winterless North on album Punch the Sky

where does it originate? hiding in the plainest sight tomorrow when today is past will reveal what it's worth savages roam wild & free so take the leap don't be afraid we'll see the shapes as we exha

by The Winterless North on album Tear Off the Roof and Aim Your Telescopes into the Starry Night...

go ahead put your arm around me we'll make it where we need to go you've certainly carried me before to everything there's an ebb & there's a flow I have come to the strangest of places there's nothi